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SpaceX Cargo Ship Expected to Splashdown Saturday Afternoon

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Getty 102514 SpaceXDragon?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1414262742533Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station on Saturday morning and is expected to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at about 3:39 p.m.

The spacecraft was designed to deliver cargo and people to “orbiting destinations,” according to the SpaceX website. “Dragon made history in 2012 when it became the first commercial spacecraft in history to deliver cargo to the International Space Station and safely return cargo to earth, a feat previously achieved only by governments.”

NASA says that the capsule is expected to land about 265 miles west of the Baja peninsula.





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